Article 46 Amendment of section 53

(1)

Section 53 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (1)^f1—

(a)

after the definition of “the EEA agreement” insert—

““interim order” means—

(a)

an interim suspension order under section 32(4)(a) or section 36V(4)(a); or

(b)

an order for interim conditional registration under section 32(4)(b) or section 36V(4)(b);

“Practice Committee” shall be construed in accordance with section 2;

“profession complementary to dentistry” shall be construed in accordance with section 36A(1);”;

(b)

after the definition of “the register” insert—

““registered dental care professional” means a person for the time being registered in the dental care professionals register under a title or titles;”; and

(c)

in the definition of “the registrar”, for “section 14(3)” substitute “section 14(2)”.

(3)

After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)

In this Act references to a body corporate’s principal office mean, in the case of a body corporate registered outside the United Kingdom, that body’s principal office within the United Kingdom.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Subsection (1) was amended by S.I. 1996/1496.